新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

barely

英 [ˈbeəli]

[ADV]

词汇频率：

ADV. 副词

1. 仅仅 , 几乎不
You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
近义词
scarcely
双语例句
例：
Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital.
阿纳斯塔西娅只勉强记得被送到了医院。
例：
It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room.
气温是90度，空调几乎没有使房间凉快下来。
2. 刚刚
If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.
双语例句
例：
The water had barely come to a simmer when she cracked four eggs into it.
水刚开她就打了4个鸡蛋进去。

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